Tractor plow



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Application May 9, 1941, Serial No. 392,769

1 Claim. (CI. 97-47) This invention relates to a tractor plow, the general object of the invention being to provide a frame connected with the draw bar of a tractor and extending rearwardly and supporting a plurality of plows and a furrow wheel with means for causing the wheel to be given a steering movement by the steering mechanism of the tractor so that the attachment will follow the tractor in its turning movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for adjusting the frame to raise and lower the plow.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote likeor corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the invention applied to-a tractor, only a portion of the tractor being shown.

Figure 2 is a rear view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevational view with parts in section.

In these views the letter T indicates a tractor which is providedwith the rotary draw bar a at its rear and in carrying out the invention a frame F is provided' which is composed of the parallel bars I which at the front are fastened to the draw bar as shown at 2. One of the bars I extends at an angle rearwardly and toward the left of the tractor as shown at I. formed with a long angularly arranged part I" which terminates in a part 3 which parallels the The other bar is part I' and a brace bar 4 forms part of the frame and has a part located between the parts I and 3 with the front portion of the bar 4 extending through the space between the two bars I and connected with the right bar I adjacent its front I end as shown at 5., A second brace bar 6 conthe spindle or shaft I2, the lower end of which is bent at an angle to support the furrow wheel I3 at an incline or angle. The shaft l2 can be partly rotated to adjust the position of the wheel I3 by having a collar I4 attached to its upper end which is provided with an arm I5 to which a link I6 is connected and a. rod ll connects the part I6 with a dependin lever I8 on a part of the tractor and this lever being connected by a link I9 with the steering mechanism of the tractor. Thus the wheel I3 is caused to turn in a steering movement in accordance with the steering of the tractor so that the attachment will follow the tractor in its turning movement. 7

The frame can be raised and lowered to raise and lower the plows or disks through means of a hand lever 20 having a detent 2I operating over a toothed segment 22 fastened to themernber' ID with a link 23 connecting the lower end of the lever to an anglebracket 24 pivoted to an arm 25 on the collar I4 and which is arranged opposite the arm I5. The link 23 is provided with a plurality of holes 26 for selectively receiving the bolt 21 which connects the link with the bracket 24 and the lower end of the link 23 can be adiustably connected with the lower end of the lever 20. A

a spring 28 connects the lower'end of the segment 22 with a depending part 29 on the lower end of the lever, this spring helping the operator to raise and lower the frame or part ID by the lever.

The connection of bracket 24 with the arm 25 and with the link 23 and the connection of the link 23 with the lower part of the hand lever 20 are all loose enough. so that these parts will not interfere with the partial rotary movement of the shaft l2 in the steering action, and said shaft is slidable in the bearing member II to compensate for arcuate throw of the link 23.

The lever 20 is made long enough so that it can be reached by an operator on the seat 30 of the tractor.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a frame which can be easily and quickly attached to the rear part of the tractor and which carries a plurality of disks with a furrow wheel at the rear end of the tractor provided with means for automatically adjusting the same by the operation of the steering means of the tractor and with manually operated means for raising and lowering the rear end of the frame to raise and lower the disks.

One of the main purposes of the invention is to permit the driver of the tractor to control the plow atany desired time while the tractor and It is tobe understood that changes maybe made ln-the vconstructionaa'ndiin theicombination and arrangement of I the several parts" provided 1 that such changes fallwithin thes'cope'of the:

appended claim.

Having describedthe' invention; whaztis-cldiined as new is:

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